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RI Children's Book Award

January 12, 2021

RI Children'sBook AwardJanuary 12, 2021
Information about the RI Children's Book Award can be found at:
http://www.olis.ri.gov/youth/ricba/index.php

2021 RI Children's Book Award Voting

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The time has come for your students and patrons in grades 3-5 to vote for their favorite book among the RI Children’s Book Award nominees for 2021! All voting and program evaluation will be completed online February 1 – March 15.


New voting information for 2021

Two forms for collecting voting results are available this year. Please use the form that best fits your needs:


  • Schools and Libraries Form: This form is intended to collect the final voting results from your school or library. It is not meant to record individual student votes. Please complete ONE form per Rhode Island school or library building. If you work at multiple schools or libraries, please fill out a separate form for each building. You may choose to collect ballots using the traditional print ballots, the Google form template provided with PR materials, or your own method.

  • Students Form: This form may be shared directly with students and families and is intended to collect individual student votes. Please do not use this form if you plan to collect and tally votes for your entire school or library. After voting ends, teachers, school librarians, and public librarians will be notified how many of their students voted.

Voting Support

With new options for participating in 2021 RICBA voting, deciding how your school or library will vote may be overwhelming. Use the flowchart and view the video below to learn more about this year's voting procedures. Still have questions? Contact Danielle Margarida at danielle.margarida@olis.ri.gov.
RICBA 2021 Voting

Voting Documents

Additional information, as well as the documents below, can be found at http://www.olis.ri.gov/youth/ricba/voting.php


Promotional materials such as social media images and the Google form template for collecting online ballots are available at https://tinyurl.com/ybxhxbr2

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Share Your Photos

Be sure to follow the Rhode Island Children's Book Award on Facebook and tag the award when sharing photos of your RICBA voting stations and activities. Not on Facebook? Send your photos to the RICBA committee to have them featured on the RICBA Facebook page or in a future newsletter.

About the RI Children's Book Award

Annually children in grades 3 to 5 have the opportunity to vote on their favorite book from a ballot of 20 selections nominated for the Rhode Island Children’s Book Award by a panel of librarians, reading specialists and teachers. Children vote as part of their class or with their local public library.

The award began in 1990 as a joint project of the Rhode Island State Council of the International Reading Association, the Rhode Island Library Association, and the Rhode Island Educational Media Association, under the coordination of the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services. Today, the Rhode Island Children's Book Award is co-sponsored by the School Librarians of Rhode Island (SLRI), the Rhode Island Library Association (RILA), and the Rhode Island Center for the Book at the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities (RICFB), and is advised by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS).Three public youth services librarians, three members of SLRI, and three members of RICFB are each chosen to each serve three year terms on the committee.

20 nominees are announced each spring. Public libraries, school libraries, and classrooms promote the award and share the nominees throughout the year. Voting takes place the following February and the winner is announced in March. Children in grades 3-5 who have read at least 3 books from the list of 20 nominees are eligible to vote. Voting takes place at participating schools and public libraries throughout the state.

More Information

Please visit the RICBA web pages or contact Danielle Margarida for more information.